Jacob Talmon
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Jacob Leib Talmon (Hebrew: יעקב טלמון; June 14, 1916 – June 16, 1980) was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He studied the
political Messianism
".
Biography
Talmon was born in
1967 Six-Day War, Talmon engaged in a debate with Arnold J. Toynbee on the role of Jews and Zionism in history.[1]
Talmon died in Jerusalem on June 16, 1980, two days after his 64th birthday.[2]
Awards
In 1957, Talmon was awarded the
social sciences.[3]
Major works
- The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy. Vol. 1. London: Secker & Warburg. 1952.; vol. 2: 1960
- The Nature of Jewish History-Its Universal Significance, 1957
- Political Messianism – The Romantic Phase, 1960
- The Unique and The Universal, 1965
- Romanticism and Revolt, 1967
- Israel among the Nations, 1968
- The Age of Violence, 1974
- The Myth of Nation and Vision of Revolution – The Origins of Ideological Polarization in the 20th Century, 1981[4]
- The Riddle of the Present and the Cunning of History, 2000 (Hebrew, p.m.)
See also
References
- ^ Hedva Ben-Israel, "Debates With Toynbee: Herzog, Talmon, Friedman," Israel Studies (Spring 2006), pp. 83ff; and two newspaper reports in Hebrew: Jacob Talmon, "Arnold Toynbee and His Relationship to the Jews," Haaretz, Sept. 5, 1956 and "The Exchange of Letters Between Professor Arnold Toynbee and Professor Y. Talmon following the Six-Day War," Maariv, Aug. 4, 1967.
- ^ Shipler, David K. (June 18, 1980). "J.L. Talmon is dead; an Israeli historian; Hebrew University Professor Was Author of Books on Evolution of Totalitarian Systems Threat of 'Racial War' Seen". New York Times. p. 38.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1956 (in Hebrew)".
- ^ The work was unpublished at the time of his death; The New York Times, June 18, 1980, p. 38.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Jacob Talmon.
- Two Statements on the Mid-East War, 1973
- Arie Dubnov, 'A tale of trees and crooked timbers: Jacob Talmon and Isaiah Berlin on the question of Jewish Nationalism', History of European Ideas, Vol. 34, No. 2
- Arie Dubnov, 'Priest or Jester? Jacob L. Talmon (1916-1980) on History and Intellectual engagement (Introduction essay)', History of European Ideas, Vol. 34, No. 2
- Works by or about Jacob Talmon at Internet Archive
